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Average Velocity

Definition:
$\displaystyle\vec{\bar{v}}$ = $\displaystyle{\frac{\Delta \vec{r}}{\Delta t}}$ = $\displaystyle{\frac{\vec{r}_{f} -
\vec{r}_{i}}{t_{f} - t_{i}}}$      (2)
As with the 1 dimensional definition, $\vec{\bar{v}}$ is independent of the path between the end points.



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